Well here is the jar surgery consult update: According to the doctor, I am a candidate for surgery. The doctor said outright that my problem is not cosmetic--take that insurance companies who would not let me get surgery at 17!--but is going to require some testing before a course of action can be determined because he suspects that my jaw may have decided to start growing again. This would not be a serious concern if I were still 17, but at 25 this is an indicator of an abnormality. Therefore, I am going to have to have a CT scan and a bone scan to see what exactly is going on. If my jaw is still growing the surgery will be done to correct the shifting and stop the growth; if I have stopped growing the surgery will simply be corrective in nature. Either way there is a strong possibility that I am going to be in braces for the THIRD time in my life and have surgery performed on both my top and lower jaws in the near future. I am feeling a mixture of emotions today because I thought for certain that I was going to be told that surgery was not an option and that I would have to live the rest of my life with shifting teeth and a jawline that protrudes to the right. I was preparing myself for having to battle my own demons and work on accepting (or trying to overlook) something that makes me extremely self-conscious. Now I am looking forward to the possibility of seeing a face with a little more balance and discovering what is going on within my bones. Is it strange to be excited about having ones jaw likely broken, sawed, and then pinned back together?
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:47:04 +0000
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